Sustaining paddy agriculture through modernization of irrigation. Social change and tank irrigation in chittoor, open epub for major problems in minor. The performance of various types of small scale irrigation tanks in tamilnadu are evaluated for their role in lowland paddy rice production, which lead to the. Pdf rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions. Thus minor irrigation happens to be a major source of irrigation in significant areas of the state.
Practically every village has a tank and tanks from ages are still functioning. Minor irrigation ponds are manmade banked earth structures that have been used for centuries. Physical restoration of the irrigation system iucn cascade development project information brief no. Desilting minor irrigation ponds in south india university of michigan. Effective irrigation programme through farmers participation. Though central and state government implemented several new schemes to augment the irrigation development through major and medium irrigation projects in the country, financial assistance to surface minor schemes has been rather limited. Andhra pradesh community based tank management projecttank. Pdf relevance of minor irrigation and its restoration to sustain. M5 karnataka state council for science and technology kscst, indian institute. The natural drainage system in a watershed is blocked by earth bunds in appropriate locations to. Pdf recent attempts to modernise irrigation tanks with a focus on physical rehabilitation.
Minor irrigation plays an important role in providing assured water supply and prevent to a greater. As small scale irrigation systems, the tanks are easily adaptable to the system of decentralized village administration that prevailed during the mediaeval period. Restoration and rejuvenation of minor irrigation tanks in karnataka using geospatial technologies 1hemanth kumar. Construction of minor irrigation tank esurveying softech.
As such the minor irrigation department has to maintain all the above tanks of 41,737 nos with a total registered ayacut of 25. The approach now being implemented is one of state intervention in traditional communal. Tanks in the indian context inextricably linked to the sociocultural aspects of rural life and have historically been an indispensable part of the village. Article information, pdf download for major problems in minor irrigation. Minor irrigation schemes consist of surface water flow schemes and ground water schemes. Land productivity under minor tanks is much lower than in major irrigation schemes and the government has identified improved water management as a principal means of raising productivity levels. This system has a special significance to the marginal and small scale farmers depending on tank irrigation. Minor irrigation tanks which were managed by village communities come under the control of the government.